Rock Resources closes financings, grants options Rock Resources Inc RKR Shares issued 21,543,508 Apr 20 close $0.20 Wed 21 Apr 99 News Release Mr. Thomas Kennedy reports The company has closed the convertible debenture private placement announced in Stockwatch March 1, 1999, providing gross proceeds of $400,000 which has a conversion feature allowing conversion into units at 15 cents per unit if converted in the first year, and 20 cents per unit if converted in the second year, with each unit comprised of one share and one two year warrant to purchase one additional share at 15 cents during the first year and 20 cents during the second year. The company has also closed the private placement announced in Stockwatch March 2, 1999, for 333,333 units at 15 cents per unit providing gross proceeds of $50,000, each unit comprised of one share and one two year warrant to purchase one additional share at 15 cents during the first year and 20 cents during the second year. The securities issued will bear a hold period of four months (expiring July 1, 1999), and the warrants will expire on March 1, 2001. The proceeds of the financings will be used for continuing expenses with respect to the company's Chilean mineral property, general working capital and payment of current obligations. Finders' fees payable to Woodcrest Enterprises S.A. (of 186,167 shares with a hold period until July 1, 1999), applicable to the convertible debenture of March 1, 1999, have been approved by the Vancouver Stock Exchange. There are no finders' fees payable applicable to the private placement announced March 2, 1999. With respect to the news release in Stockwatch Nov. 3, 1998, regarding the closing of a convertible debenture and a private placement, the hold periods should have read 12 months with an expiry date of Aug. 19, 1999, and Sept. 4, 1999, respectively. With respect to the convertible debenture and private placement closings announced in Stockwatch March 1, 1999, the hold periods should have read 12 months with an expiry date of Nov. 24, 1999, and Dec. 4, 1999, respectively. Rock Resources has granted incentive stock options for 900,000 shares, exercisable on or before April 21, 2004, at 18 cents per share. (c) Copyright 1999 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com |